Arch to the living room (hall): types, materials, design, location

Types of arches in the interior of the living room

The arched structure can be of a wide variety of shapes.

Square

It is a classic option with which you can visually enlarge the space and create the feeling of high ceilings. Square walkways can be a particularly elegant solution for a studio apartment.

Round

Due to the correct radius and graceful semicircular shape, this opening has a fairly simple, laconic and harmonious appearance.

In the photo there is a round arch with white columns in the interior of a spacious hall.

Oval

They can be either regular or distorted ellipse. The oval design in the interior of the living room always looks solid and impressive.

Trapezoidal

They have a rather unusual and non-trivial look, which, if properly designed, can completely change the surrounding space of the living room.

Half arch

Thanks to an absolutely natural and unsurpassedly graceful arc, semi-arches add a special fundamentalness to the hall and at the same time surprising elegance.

Curly

They are asymmetric and non-standard designs, very relevant for creating a unique design. They can have the most bizarre shapes, curves, waves, protrusions or depressions.

The location of the arches in the apartment

The most popular options for placing arched openings.

Divided living room

It will allow you to dilute the monotonous design and bring some originality to the atmosphere. It is very important that the vaulted dividing structure fits organically into the interior solution and does not violate the overall harmony of the hall.

In the photo, the zoning of the hall using an arch located in the middle of the room.

Between rooms (instead of a door)

The use of arches for the design of interior aisles.

Kitchen and living room

The arch between the living room and the kitchen or dining room will allow you to simultaneously divide the rooms and at the same time maintain a certain line between two different spaces.

The photo shows the living room and dining room in the Art Nouveau style, separated by curly arches decorated with stained glass.

Hall and bedroom

In the case of a single style design of the hall and bedroom, a beautiful arched structure will become an excellent interior element for visually combining the design of two different rooms and forming a coherent composition.

Hall and balcony

These decorative arches, not only give the room the necessary volume and a certain character, but also make its interior more stylish, fashionable and non-trivial.

The photo shows the interior of the hall with access to the loggia in the form of a square arch.

Living room and corridor

The arch will be an excellent option for a clear separation of the living area and the corridor. It will allow you to focus on the difference between these areas, and at the same time form a single composition.

The photo shows the entrance from the corridor to the hall, made in the form of a rectangular arch.

Window arch

Such an elegant and luxurious design always looks very advantageous and gives the atmosphere a special solemnity, mystery and sublimity.

Hall style

Design ideas for the living room in popular styles.

Modern

Openings with a pronounced strict, laconic and simple design, devoid of any excesses in decor and forms, will give a modern interior a feeling of real freedom and additional space.

In the photo there is a rectangular entrance arch in the interior of the hall in a modern style.

Classical

Traditional or curly arches are an almost indispensable element of the classic style. Passages of noble colors and textures are often decorated with plaster moldings, moldings, golden or silver ornaments, side columns and semi-columns, sculptural details or carvings.

Scandinavian

This style involves the use of simple and slightly strict forms, minimal decor and all shades of white. An excellent solution can be large and wide arched openings, painted in light colors.

The photo shows the interior of the hall in the Scandinavian style with a wide white arch.

High tech

Simple structures, painted in the color of the wall decoration or decorated with mirrors, metal and glass inserts, spotlights, LED strips or other modern design in monochrome shades, will be the best solution for high-tech interiors.

Provence

For Provence, rectangular structures made of stone, wood, MDF, fiberboard or other materials of natural origin will be appropriate. Also, arches are often decorated with floral ornaments or artificial aging is used.

Arched opening finishing

The most common decoration options:

• Stucco molding. With this sophisticated design, you can create interesting patterned designs, bas-reliefs and other curly elements that visually exalt the vaulted structure.
• Decorative rock. The impressive and solid stone finish, due to the natural texture and color, looks harmonious in any interior solution.
• Wallpaper. Pasting an arch with wallpaper is the most affordable and inexpensive option with a huge number of shades, textures and textures.
• Wood. This beautiful type of finish has a very solid appearance, quite often wooden aisles are decorated with openwork carvings or various patterns.
• Tile. Facing with tiles imitating granite, marble or other stone species, allows you to place the necessary accents in the hall and form a complete and harmonious interior composition.
• Plaster. It looks especially impressive and unusual. Plaster can have various pigment additives or stone chips, it is especially well combined with other types of finishes.
• Painting. With the help of painting, you can bring to life the most daring design ideas, for example, draw any drawings and patterns, paint the surface of the vault with a solid color or highlight it with a bright and contrasting shade.
• Mosaic. Finishing in the form of small iridescent and shimmering multi-colored details undoubtedly attracts attention and fills the atmosphere with unique luxury.

The photo shows the interior of the hall with a round arch lined with decorative stone.

The decorative design should not only correspond to taste preferences, but first of all, it should be harmoniously combined with the main design of the hall.

Non-standard living room layout ideas

If the hall contains such architectural elements as a fireplace, a bay window or a staircase, then they can be played out in an original way with the help of vaulted structures, for example, using an arch, it turns out not only to beautifully design a bay window ledge, but also to separate the working area located in it with a table or place relaxing with a sofa, from the living room.

In the photo, a bay window, separated from the hall by a rectangular arch.

For a small room in an apartment, such as a Khrushchev, arches with a minimalist design are suitable, they will allow you to perform the correct zoning, make the room visually more spacious and bring a kind of zest to it.

Decoration and design of a room with an arch

Original decoration and design solutions.

With two arches

Thanks to the vaulted passages, it turns out not to be limited to the typical layout of the hall, forming the most comfortable, beautiful and functional design.

Large constructions

They allow you to create an even greater effect of open space, fill the room with spaciousness, special grace, solemnity and noticeably transform a boring interior.

Corner

They give the living room atmosphere, not only special exclusivity, but also make the room more spacious, depriving it of clutter.

Backlit

Built-in lighting allows you to fill the hall space with uniform diffused light and add new colors to it.

With shelves

Openings, complemented by shelves, niches and decorative windows, in which you can place books, elegant knick-knacks or your favorite collection, will significantly enliven and dilute the living room atmosphere.

The photo shows a wooden arch with shelves located between the dining room and the hall.

Construction material

A wide variety of materials are used to design arches:

• Drywall.
• Wood.
• Brick.
• Plastic.
• Metal.
• Foam block.

In order for the vaulted structure made of plasterboard, wood, brick, concrete blocks and other materials to look not only elegant, but also organic, all the nuances of the interior design should be properly taken into account.

Photo gallery

The arch allows you to create conditional boundaries, while maintaining the integrity of the space. Due to its high aesthetic qualities, this opening brings special style and unique charm to the interior of the hall.